Chávez urges Unasur to put aside ideology

Unasur must work “in financial and political cooperation projects, regardless of the political position of each of us. We have to put (differences) aside. Respect for each other is all we need,” Chávez said

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez said on Tuesday that the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) should "put aside" each member country's "ideological position" and "should not feed any conflict."

During the presidential summit held in Argentina, the Venezuelan ruler mentioned Colombia, a country with which Chávez maintains a troubled relation.

"I am willing to turn the page," Chávez said. He said that Unasur members "should not feed any conflict, (but do) just the opposite."

He mentioned as an example the Presidents of Argentina, Cristina Fernández, and of Uruguay, José Mujica, who "turned the page" on the conflict faced by the two countries over the construction of a paper mill owned by Finnish company Botnia.

Unasur must work "in financial and political cooperation projects, regardless of the political position of each of us. We have to put (differences) aside. Respect for each other is all we need," Chávez said.

http://english.eluniversal.com/2010/05/04/en_pol_art_chavez-urges-unasur_04A3854211.shtml

I got some ideas. They can send Kirchner to Wall Street and sell bonds backed by mortages taken on Polar property in Venezuela, or businesses close to the Presidential palace in Caracas.

Chavez and Castro can sign a political deal to give aid to Iceland, Venezuela would pay for Cubans to go to that poor country to shovel volcanic ash.

They can sign a declaration asking for Lobo to resign and Zelaya go back to power, so he can run his referendum.

And they can sign a cooperation agreement to build a toilet paper factory to make it printed with the faces of Uribe, Lobo and Garcia.

These ideas should keep the Unasur busy doing something it can accomplish.